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Indians, 1B Mark Reynolds Agree To Terms

The Indians have reached an agreement with Mark Reynolds on a one-year contract worth $6MM, says Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com (via Twitter) after Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported that a deal was imminent (on Twitter). With Reynolds manning first base, the Indians will turn to Lonnie Chisenhall as their starter at the hot corner, which may eliminate any possibility of Kevin Youkilis heading to Cleveland, writes Heyman (Twitter link).

The 29-year-old Reynolds batted .221/.335/.429 with 23 long balls for the Orioles this year in a roller coaster season. Reynolds had just a .681 OPS on Aug. 5 before exploding to bat .284/.399/.610 with 13 of his 23 homers over the next 40 games. He then slumped to finish the season, collecting just six hits in his final 48 trips to the plate.

Only 1 year and 6 million for a guy who offers a ton of power and good defense when playing first. He's not Youkilis but he's 6 million dollars cheaper and the Indians will have to live with his strikeouts because he contrasts them with big flys. Since its not a long commitment and the Indians needed a righty bat in their lineup, this makes sense.

I kind of root for the Indians living in Columbus. Santana-Reynolds-Kipnis-Cabrera-Choo is a nice little lineup, adding someone like Swisher and getting consistent play out of Brantley and/or Chisenhall would be huge.

I kind of root for the Indians living in Columbus. Santana-Reynolds-Kipnis-Cabrera-Choo is a nice little lineup, adding someone like Swisher and getting consistent play out of Brantley and/or Chisenhall would be huge.

Yeah me too.
Indians & A's are my AL teams.

Reynolds is such a rollercoaster hitter. Every time he hits a Homer its a bomb but god dam does he K a lot

Only 1 year and 6 million for a guy who offers a ton of power and good defense when playing first. He's not Youkilis but he's 6 million dollars cheaper and the Indians will have to live with his strikeouts because he contrasts them with big flys. Since its not a long commitment and the Indians needed a righty bat in their lineup, this makes sense.

I kind of root for the Indians living in Columbus. Santana-Reynolds-Kipnis-Cabrera-Choo is a nice little lineup, adding someone like Swisher and getting consistent play out of Brantley and/or Chisenhall would be huge.

Choo will most likely get traded, if that happens I'm guessing they will go after Swisher.

Originally Posted by doyerfan59

Wonder if the Indians will get a pitcher, but at the market rate, it might be too expensive via FA.

If I were an Indians fan I would pray for it. lol The only pitcher they have that's half decent is McAllister.

Originally Posted by The 6-4-3

Yeah me too.
Indians & A's are my AL teams.

Reynolds is such a rollercoaster hitter. Every time he hits a Homer its a bomb but god dam does he K a lot

A lot of posters on Mlbtraderumors are citing Reynolds as a great first baseman for his ability to stretch for balls and dig throws out of the dirt.

That's what I saw with my own eyes as well.

I enjoy seeing brash haters being proved wrong.
Especially ones who act childish and in your face when in fact they are wrong.

I stick by my statement that Reynolds defended well in 2012.
Defensive metrics contain flaws and honestly Reynolds isn't the best but good is not such an outlandish adjective that it should elicit 20 laugh icons and big bold font.